诗篇 68:16 RCUVSS

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 68:1-35

LXVIII. A Song of Triumph.— The most difficult of all the Pss. In some places the text is so corrupt that it defies any attempt at emendation, and the VSS give little, if any, help. The historical allusions are obscure. The poet makes use of older works, especially of “ Deborah’ s Song” in Judges 5. Psalms 68:1-Joshua : . Praise of God for His power and lovingkindness. This section begins with a quotation from Numbers 10:35, the words used when the Ark moved forward in the forty years’... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 68:16

Why leap ye? why do you triumph and boast of your height, and look upon poor Zion with scorn and contempt, as an obscure and inconsiderable hill, if compared with you? He speaks to the hills by a usual figure called prosopopaeia. This hill, though despicable in your eyes, is precious and honourable in God’s eyes, and chosen by him for his settled and perpetual residence. For though the ark was removed from this particular place, in which it was now to be placed, to the hill of Moriah, upon... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 68:1-35

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the Chief Musician.” See Introduction to Psalms 57:0. “A Psalm or Song of David.” See Introduction to Psalms 48:0.The Superscription does not mention the occasion on which the psalm was composed. On this point various opinions have been held and advocated. Most of the older expositors, and Steir and Barnes amongst the moderns, are of opinion that it was composed for the removal of the Ark from the house of Obed-edom to Mount Zion (2 Samuel 6:0). The view of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 68:1-35

Psalms 68:1-35 Psalms 68:1-35 :Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God ( Psalms 68:1-2 ).So, sort of a thing against the enemies of God. "Let them be scattered, let them flee as smoke sort of just disappears, is driven by the wind, so drive them. As wax melts before the fire, so let them perish in the presence of God."But... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 68:1-35

This psalm is the Carmen seculare of the Hebrews, and far surpasses the Te Deum of the christians. It has justly been eulogized in the whole succession of theological composition,. The song bursts at once upon us in the boldest effusions of the heart. Psalms 68:1 . Let God arise. This psalm was sung when David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness, and therefore with great propriety it commences with the words used by Moses... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 68:7-18

Psalms 68:7-18O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness.The progress of humanityI. It commences with the Divinely terrible (Psalms 68:7-8). As a rule, if not always, the very first step of the soul on its moral march is preceded by visions of God that startle and alarm. God seems to enwrap the soul in “blackness” and “darkness” and “tempests,” to roll thunders and flash lightnings on the conscience, as on Sinai of old; so that the soul cries... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 68:16

Psa 68:16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever. Ver. 16. Why leap ye, ye high hills? ] Why do ye pride and please yourselves in your privileges of nature, so far above this of Sion? Quare contenditis, montes gibbosi? so some render it, and tell us, that the original word ratsad is Syriac, and significth to envy, to irritate, to insult, or contend with any one. This is the hill which God desireth to dwell... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 68:16

Why: Psalms 114:4, Psalms 114:6, Isaiah 2:2 the hill: Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, 1 Kings 9:3, Hebrews 12:22, Hebrews 12:23, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:3 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 23:25 - that they may dwell in Jerusalem Psalms 24:3 - the hill Psalms 24:7 - shall Psalms 43:3 - thy holy Psalms 87:1 - the holy Psalms 121:1 - lift up Isaiah 2:14 - General Isaiah 12:6 - great Ezekiel 20:40 - in mine Ezekiel 34:26 - my hill Micah 4:1 - the mountain... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 68:16

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.Leap — Why do you triumph and look upon Zion with contempt? He speaks to the hills by an usual figure.Will dwell — This hill, though despicable in your eyes, is precious in God's, and chosen by him for his perpetual residence. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 68:16

16. Why leap ye, ye high hills The word translated “leap,” which occurs nowhere else, would be better rendered in the sense of looking askance, watching insidiously. Why will ye be jealous, or envious, ye lofty mountains? These mountains on the northern outskirts of Israel might, as inhabited mostly by heathen, be supposed to be envious of the honour ascribed to Zion, (somewhat as the rivers of Damascus to Jordan, 2 Kings 5:12,) and, according to the heathen idea of worshipping upon... read more